Dispensing apparatus and means for operating same



Sept.,` 6, 1927,

Filed Sept. 24 1926 IIIIIIIIIIIIQ Patented vsept'. e, lez-7. 'y

Louis noTHscmm-u,

or rninananrn'm, rEnNsYnvaNa'A, ANDEVERETT e, CLEMENTS,

or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT on` conirm1a`- v Y msPENsING'ArPan-ATUS A 'ND' MEANS Fort crEnaTIiIG SAME.'

.appagante alsa s eptember'aaipze.- swarm. v. 137,594.

O ur invention relates broadlyv to the comf bination of. an article dispensing apparatus oand a door latching-mechanism, and more specifically' to a coin .-controlled. doorA lock,

such as is in generall u'seonpublic toilet doors, 'and an 'article'l dispensing 'apparatus adapted to be operatedgto dispense' an articleupo'n Athe operationof thecoin ccmtrolledI doorlockfmechanismqcommon 'use 'in most J Pay toilets .8191 m I all publicbuildingsefahd stations, and comf prise the' usual'toil'et 'roons org-booths, 'the' doors of 'which arelocked byaasuitable coinj `controlledlock1 nechanfsm' which require the I' 15 deposit ofa suitable coin before la user 'may v. operatie tlielatch tqgainfetrance'to the rooxn The denomination vof the cin. tcrelease the -latehentitlesthefusef'ci?l the room' to certain'suppliesv which are usually storedjn Bulk inside eachA y n 'door locks. All these portions, constituting roomforjfurnished' as requred',jby a paid attendantvAlthough 't'z'hasbeen found"tcfhbel vmost practical torequire-su'ch aprepayment planl for theuse o f thetoilet rooms and such `supplies as soaps, towels, vcombs, paper, etc., considerable loss is often 'suiiere'd' by operators of.- such toilets, du e to theft and unsc l'upulousA use ofthe sup lies bythe occupants 'of 'the rooms', or

tendants who 4are/charged 'with keepmg the roomsv stocked and in anorderly and sanitary'` condition.'vr a y. It is' therefore the primary object of. our

of the prepayment locking mechanism, a

package containing one assortment of toiletv W of t'he'lo'ck;l Within the' housing 2 of the supplies.`

in the confines of the toilet-room.

ilarent by reference It@ .th .foguuwing 'speci cation and claims' Fig.. 1 is a perspective view of a seriesjof toilet rooms or booths, equip edl with --the usual partitions `and hinged'. oors, one of which doors is shown opened, to illustrate the the dispensing machine, showing the operal 'To the inner facecf the hingeddoors the paid atinvention to automatically vend to each occupant of at'oilet room, upon the joperati'on fuifther object 'of; our inventionI isto provide a package vending machine .Ope,rable by tlejactuation yof the coinl controlled 'door' lock mechanism to'dispense a''package' 'vvitvhl.1.

ther objects f our invention winke-@E1 l l y p p vupper=face of thenuts by leaf-springs 12.

which similar 'reference charactersindicatev llbc'ation oftthe dispensing machine laudits Y operative connection with Ithedoorl latch lig- 2, is aside elevation, partly insection, of; a coin'l controlledy lock showingythe' `pcnsing fmachme.'

Figis atransverse-section taken through I the lockfdoor and .operative mechanlsmof tiveconnectionbetween -the lockan'd dis# p'ensir'lg'l machine, and, f Fig. 4 is a-section on line 4 4, of Fig. 3 showing the paWl and ratchet drive connection ivith the dispensing machine.

In thedrawings'the .portions designated A represent partitions which form. thel side walls of a series of toilet rooms or booths', i i

f- B the front wall panels, to which Idoors C are hinged las at D` and E the coin controlledv 75 the usual pay toilets, may be of any well known or approved construction or design, provided they do not 'depart from the spirit of our invention.

we have shown a package dispensing machine 1, having `a. lateral housing extension 2, -thr-ough which the inner door latch oper# ating handle shaftA 3 extends. Alsov journaled Within ,the housing- 2 is a similar shaft 4 which extends parallel withthe shaft through the door C, and into the locklv housing E on'the outer face ofthedoor.

- A pinion 5 is secured to the' out erend of the shaft 4,lwithinthe lock housing E, and

vmeshes with a rack Gcarried by the usual coin .cont-rolledlatch or bolt mechanism 7 dispensingA machine lare s'lidably mounted 95 two nutanembers and 9, through which the shafts-"3 and 4 are threaded. The upper faces of eachnut'member is recessed torec'eive pivotally mounted -pawls .10,A and 11, which arenormally' held extended from the 100 Above the. nut members 8 lan` v9' is jour, naled, a shaft l14Which,extends at 4right angles'to the shafts -3 and'4, and/serves 4 to operate afdispensing receptacle 15in the dis- 105 .'pen'sin'g machine 1. Secured on the shaft 14 y is a pair of -ratchet wheels 16 and 17, the teeth of onev wheel bein radially spaced v'vith relation to the teeth' o. the other wheel and thewheels 16 aad 17 being .positioned im- 11 mediatel abovethe nut members 8` and 9 and paw s v and 11 respectively.

It will thus be seen that, u on operation of the outer latch handle 18, a ter deposit of a Suitable coin inthe Slot 19 of thelock E, the latch or bolt mechanism will be reci rocated to IWithdraw the outer end of the olt from the keeper 20, and simultaneously rotatingthe shaft 4 through the engagement of the rack 6 with the pinion 5.

This rotation of the shaft 4 causes the threaded inner end to back the nut 8 in the housing 2, moving the pawl 10 rearwardl against la tooth of t-he ratchet wheel 16, osci lating the shaft 14 until the pawl has passed beyond the end of the ratchet tooth.

to'deliver a package mto a suitable receiving .tray below the dispensing machine, as is is turned in the'nut 9, backing the nut on )0 the 'shaft and oscillating-'the shaft 14 through the action of the pav'vl and ratchet wheel as above explained. The dispensin receptacle is thus turned to a position. wit in themachine 1 to receivey another package 'which latch mechanism.

he dispensing receptacle 15 is thus turned.

Landes cannot be dispensed until a .suitable coin has been hand have ,shown the nut 9 moved-forwar ted lines on the shaft 3. Whatweclaimis:` Y.

1. .In combination with a door latch mechanism and an article dispensing device, actuating means forthe dispensingdevice operatively connected to said latch mechanism, whereby said Vdispensing device actuating means is operated upon actuation of said 1placed in the lock mechanism and the in dot- 2. In combination with a door latch mechanism, an article dispensing device, and common means for simultaneously operating said latch mechanism and said dispensing device. l 1

3; In combination with a movable door; a latch mechanism therefor,`a dispensing device carried by said door, and actuating means for the 'dispensing device operatively connected tosaid latch mechanism.

4. 'In combination with `a movable door, a latch mechanism carried thereby, an article ,dispensing device carried by said door and having operative connection with said latch mechanism, and manually .operated means for simultaneously operating -said latch mechanism, and said dispensing device. l

- vIn testimony whereof we aiiix our-signa tures.

v LOUIS ROTHSCHILD.

EVERETT G. v CLEMENTS.

18 againactuated.. In Fi 4 We- 

